6:27 p.m. The Senate adjourned and will reconvene at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 15. They will resume consideration of the motion to proceed S. 937, a bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes. At 12 noon all post-cloture time will expire and the motion to proceed will be agreed to. At noon, the Senate is expected to have a roll call vote on a motion to proceed to Executive Session in order to move to discharge the nomination of Vanita Gupta from the Judiciary Committee.
During wrap-up:
Agreed to by voice vote, S. Res. 148 Recognizing the importance of paying tribute to those individuals who have faithfully served and retired from the armed forces.
Passed by voice vote, S. 400, renaming the Dept. of Transportation Headquarters to the William T. Coleman building.
6:18 p.m. Senator Burr paid tribute to Alvin Sykes.
5:53 p.m. Senator Barrasso spoke about the infrastructure bill.
5:43 p.m. Senator Grassley spoke about the hate crimes bill.
5:30 p.m. Senator Stabenow spoke about electric cars.
5:20 p.m. Senator Merkley spoke about voting rights.
5:10 p.m. Senator Scott (FL) and Senator Barrasso spoke about election laws and S. 1.
5:08 p.m. Senator Schumer spoke about anti-Asian hate crimes and violence.
4:56 p.m. Senator Cardin spoke about S. 937.
4:55 p.m. By a vote of 92-6, the cloture motion on the motion to proceed to S. 937 was agreed to. Voting no: Cotton, Cruz, Hawley, Marshall, Paul and Tuberville. Not voting: Rounds and Tillis.
4:15 p.m. The Senate began voting on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #13, S.937, a bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes.
4:12 p.m. By a vote of 53-45, the Mallory nomination was confirmed. Voting aye: Collins, Graham and Portman. Not voting: Rounds and Tillis.
3:33 p.m. The Senate began voting on the nomination of Brenda Mallory, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality.
3:21 p.m. Senator Hirono spoke about anti-Asian hate crimes and violence.
2:14 p.m. Senators Warnock, Murkowski, Toomey, Padilla, Cortez Masto and Cassidy read Dr. Martin Luther King’s letter from the Birmingham jail.
2:12 p.m. Senator Brown announced that 6 Senators will read Dr. Martin Luther King’s letter from the Birmingham jail.
1:55 p.m. Senator Cornyn spoke about the filibuster.
1:39 p.m. Senator Murphy spoke about Afghanistan.
1:29 p.m. Senator Blackburn spoke about the filibuster and also spoke about the voting rights bill.
1:17 p.m. Senator Carper spoke about the Mallory nomination.
1:15 p.m. By a vote of 53-45, cloture was invoked on the Mallory nomination. Voting aye: Collins, Graham and Portman. Not voting: Rounds and Tillis.
12:28 p.m. The Senate began voting on cloture on the nomination of Brenda Mallory, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality
12:26 p.m. By a vote of 53-45 the Gensler nomination was confirmed. Republicans voting aye: Senators Collins, Grassley and Lummis. Not voting: Senators Rounds and Tillis.
11:45 a.m. The Senate began voting on confirmation of Gary Gensler to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
11:30 a.m. Senator Thune spoke about the border crisis.
11:15 a.m. Senator Marshall spoke about Kansas voters and democracy.
11:00 a.m. Senator McConnell spoke about Afghanistan, about the filibuster and about voting rights.
10:45 a.m. Senator Schumer spoke about Asian hate crimes, about infrastructure and also about the troop removal from Afghanistan.
The Senate will convene at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 14th at 11:45 am – 2 roll call votes:
- Confirmation Gary Gensler to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 5, 2021.
- Motion to invoke cloture on Brenda Mallory, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality
Wednesday, April 14th at 3:30 pm – 2 roll call votes:
- Confirmation of Brenda Mallory, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental Quality
- Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to Calendar #13, S.937, a bill to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes.